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Posted on 09/20/2007 9:50:06 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Global Warming Threatens Penguins, Cong. Calls for Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Select Committee, 202-225-4012
Global Warming Threatens More Than Half of World’s Species of Penguins
Members of Congress Urge Bush Administration to Take Action Under Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON (September 18, 2007) – Today 18 Members of Congress signed a letter to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) urging the Bush administration to take action under the Endangered Species Act to protect ten species of penguins.
“The march of the penguins will be a distant memory if the White House does not take action to protect these majestic creatures,” said Edward J. Markey, Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
“Just as we are seeing the polar bear harmed by global warming in the Arctic, global warming is leading to the massive destruction and alteration of the Antarctic habitat that is essential for the survival of the penguin. Half the world’s penguin population is at risk, it is imperative that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service take action to protect these animals under the Endangered Species Act,” added Chairman Markey.
The FWS is currently soliciting comments on the listing of the emperor penguin, southern rockhopper penguin, northern rockhopper penguin, fiordland crested penguin, erect-crested penguin, macaroni penguin, white-flippered penguin, yellow-eyed penguin, african penguin and humboldt penguin.
“Today it’s penguins and polar bears, but if we don’t take bold action to address global warming, tomorrow it’ll be a laundry list of animals threatened by warming temperatures,” said U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, a member of the global warming panel who also has been active in pushing for the listing of polar bears as a threatened species. “We need these species listed, but more importantly, we need the administration to use their regulatory authority to slash greenhouse-gas emissions that are putting them in peril.”
With the exception of the emperor penguin, each of these penguin species is already recognized as vulnerable or endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and BirdLife International. Over half of the world’s 19 penguin species are in danger of extinction due to a variety of threats such as industrial over-fishing, direct take, and habitat loss and degradation that is resulting from global warming.
“Scientific experts tell us that global warming will ultimately place 30 percent of all the worlds’ plant and animal species at risk of extinction, the time to act to protect penguins and countless other species is now,” concluded Chairman Markey.
May God forgive me for working on his State Rep. campaign.
God may forgive you, but after reading this tripe, I’m not sure I will! :)
What the heck were you thinking? There has to be a story here... tell us, tell us....please.
If anything, the cooling which has caused Antarctic sea ice to reach record levels this SH winter is threatening the penguins.
On average, the ice extends out over 1,000 miles (1,800 miles in some areas) from Antarctica and the penguins have had to move very far north to reach the sea ice edge, to fish etc.
You'll never hear them say it will threaten the Peruvian Stomach Worm or the Australian Brain-Eating Centipede.
* Plus, I think, with the penguin, he's trying to appeal to the Linux crowd.
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Why does he mention “a whole laundry list” of species? Is he hinting that we are being taken to the cleaners?
What experts? Where does this data come from. Anyone have a list of the yoyos that comprise this august body of 18 senators?
Please tell us more about this record SH winter, or perhaps provide a link. Thanks.
Ah jeez, another damn species to worry and feel guilty about. It’s not enough to worry about war, disease, diet, money, real estate, illegal aliens, the loss of our cultue. and the decline of Western civilization and culture, now I’ve got to worry about some damn penquins.
I think I’ll have another drink.
Don’t these people have anything real to do?
I don't think the penguins are worried about it......
Only 5 of the 17 penguin species live in Antarctica.
What right do we in the US have to use a US law to do ANYTHING in the Antarctic? Seems to me to be overreaching by the nanny types in this country.
A little global warming doesn’t quite do it. EVERYBODY knows that the internal temperature of a penguin HAS to reach 180F before it can be safely eaten!!!
Time to open a Penquin ranch.
I thought that with Crosby, they had a good shot at the Stanley Cup this year.
Fast Ed lives just around the corner from us and was a BC guy. His occupation before getting elected was “Student”. His girlfriend, which he promptly dumped after she got him elected to congress was my sister’s best friend. So, being a teen-age dummy in MA I thought he was like the Kennedys. Unfortunately I was right, however at the time I didn’t know what that really meant. Ed Markey earned the moniker Fast Ed for his ability to be at three Stand-Outs simultaneously. He did this by having his brothers John and Richard impersonate him at two.
Thank you. It all makes sense. As a some-time-resident of Mass, I understand your actions perfectly.
“Penguins is practically chickens.” - Bugs Bunny and the Hoboken Penguin
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